Speech #750241351

Let us tend to our own business. We have troubles of our own to straighten out in the United States without the need to mix up in the troubles of the foreign countries. You are going to send this expensive commission to Europe to help political refugees. with all the earmarks that this committee may in some way aid these foreigners to come to our country. We may have foreign political refugees right here in our own midst who should be sent out of this country. Let us clean our own house before meddling in foreign affairs. I wish every Member would right now read the hearings on this item. It is so significant that it is important that you read it if you love your country and if you want the United States to keep out of foreign entanglements. You are here setting up a new commisison to go to France to open an office to work for political refugees. For your information and enlightenment i wish you to know that from what information I get from the hearings that this is nothing but an effort to give the former chief of the Steel Trust a diplomatic job at $17.500 a year with office help and clerical assistance which will cost you $72.500 a year. This commission will set up an office in France.